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Speaker Mike Johnson appoints Virginia Fox as speaker pro tempore for Aug. 10
Summary
A communication from the Speaker's Office read on Aug. 10, 2026, named Virginia Fox to serve as speaker pro tempore for the day; the appointment was transmitted in a signed message from Speaker Mike Johnson and was read into the record.
The House received a communication dated 08/10/2026 from the Speaker's Office appointing the Honorable Virginia Fox to act as speaker pro tempore for the day. The communication, read by the clerk, states: "I hereby appoint the honorable Virginia Fox to act as speaker pro tempore on this day." The message is signed "Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives."
The appointment was entered into the record by the clerk; the transcript records no separate House vote or further action on the appointment during this session. The communication provides the formal notice of the temporary appointment; no additional procedural steps were recorded in the proceedings captured in the transcript.
